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The Religion of Ancient Iran

by: Jacques Duchesne-Guillemin

Topics: History, Historical, Iran, Persia, Iranian, Persian, Religion, Faith, Beliefs, Deities, Demons, Zoroaster, Judaism, Jews, Christianity, Christians, Manichaeism, Manicheism, Manichaean, Achaemenids, Parthian, Arsacid, Sasanid, Sasanian, Mithras, Mithra, Anahit, Verethragna, Vahagn, Mazdeism, Zurvanism, Mazdak, Asia Minor, Mesopotamia, Syria, Levant, Armenia, Armenian, Commagene, Avesta, Ahura, Yashts, Magic, Folklore, Myths, Mythology, Cosmogony
Collection: robert-bedrosian-library; patron-library-collection
Item Size: 43.9M

"The Religion of Ancient Iran," by Jacques Duchesne-Guillemin, in 54 bookmarked and searchable pdf pages. This article, one of the best concise accounts of the pre-Zoroastrian and Zoroastrian religions of Persia, appeared in Historia Religionum, Volume 1 (New York, 1988), pp. 323-376. The author was a specialist in ancient Iranian languages, religions, and cultures. An Encyclopaedia Iranica entry (Duchesne-Guillemin, Jacques) by Pierre Lecoq, describes his life and contributions and has extensive additional bibliography. Scanned by Robert Bedrosian. Internet Archive has other works by the author.

1. Short Description of the Essence of the Religion
2. Historical Development
3. Conception of the Deity
4. Worship
5. Myth, Doctrine
6. Influences of the Iranian Religion
7. Short History of the Study of the Iranian Religion
Selected Bibliography